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The Misadventures of Max Bowman #3
Red Earth
Gold honoree in the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards.
Max Bowman has female problems. Specifically, three beautiful, rich daughters of three powerful and influential men—all of them with their own secret agendas. Unfortunately, Max doesn’t know which one to trust or which way to turn, because a vicious killer is hot on his heels. And the most perplexing thing about this psychopath is that he isn’t after Max himself—but everyone he knows and loves.
From New York City to Miami, from Washington D.C. to Sedona, Arizona, Max is on the run. And that’s not easy when you have two broken toes.
Third installment of the award-winning Max Bowman series.
Max Bowman has female problems. Specifically, three beautiful, rich daughters of three powerful and influential men—all of them with their own secret agendas. Unfortunately, Max doesn’t know which one to trust or which way to turn, because a vicious killer is hot on his heels. And the most perplexing thing about this psychopath is that he isn’t after Max himself—but everyone he knows and loves.
From New York City to Miami, from Washington D.C. to Sedona, Arizona, Max is on the run. And that’s not easy when you have two broken toes.
Third installment of the award-winning Max Bowman series.
365 pages, ebook
Published March 9, 2017
222 people are currently reading
392 people want to read
About the author
Joel Canfield
12 books56 followersA novelist, screenwriter and ghostwriter, Canfield has lived in New York, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Los Angeles, California; Auckland, New Zealand; Miami Beach, Florida, and his own personal Pennsylvania trifecta, Pittsburgh, Wilkes-Barre and his hometown of Bethlehem. He now resides in Long Beach, California with his favorite blondes, writer-editor wife Lisa and dog Betsy, but he will undoubtedly move again, because that’s just what he does.
Canfield’s books include the novels Dark Sky, Blue Fire, Red Earth and White Rain (the first four books in his Max Bowman series); What's Driving You???: How I Overcame Abuse and Learned to Lead in the NBA (co-authored with Keyon Dooling and Lisa Canfield); Pill Mill: My Years of Money, Madness, Sex and Drugs (co-authored with Christian Valdes and Lisa Canfield); 226: How I Became the First Blind Person to Kayak the Grand Canyon (co-authored with Lonnie Bedwell); and StorySelling and Mission-Driven Business (both co-authored with Nick Nanton and J.W. Dicks). Blue Fire was a 2016 Silver Honoree in the Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards as well as a semi-finalist in the Book Life Prize in Fiction competition. Red Earth was a 2017 Gold Honoree in the BFDAs. Joel also won the Creative Writing Award in 9th Grade at Nitschmann Jr. High School.
Canfield’s books include the novels Dark Sky, Blue Fire, Red Earth and White Rain (the first four books in his Max Bowman series); What's Driving You???: How I Overcame Abuse and Learned to Lead in the NBA (co-authored with Keyon Dooling and Lisa Canfield); Pill Mill: My Years of Money, Madness, Sex and Drugs (co-authored with Christian Valdes and Lisa Canfield); 226: How I Became the First Blind Person to Kayak the Grand Canyon (co-authored with Lonnie Bedwell); and StorySelling and Mission-Driven Business (both co-authored with Nick Nanton and J.W. Dicks). Blue Fire was a 2016 Silver Honoree in the Benjamin Franklin Digital Awards as well as a semi-finalist in the Book Life Prize in Fiction competition. Red Earth was a 2017 Gold Honoree in the BFDAs. Joel also won the Creative Writing Award in 9th Grade at Nitschmann Jr. High School.
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March 26, 2017Another winner from Joel!
What a great book! Once again Max Bowman is out to save the day in his own style, with humor on the side. I am a little upset at the ending as now we have to wait to see what happens! Will be looking forward to reading it.
What a great book! Once again Max Bowman is out to save the day in his own style, with humor on the side. I am a little upset at the ending as now we have to wait to see what happens! Will be looking forward to reading it.
September 26, 2018
Being the third instalment in a series, it would have been great to read the previous two novels, but RED EARTH could, without a doubt, still stand well on its own. The titular character of the series, Max Bowman felt like a familiar character – like an older, bitter but equally witty Percy Jackson, or a younger, jaded and more foolish Dumbledore. He was easy to relate and far easier to like. His narration gave the novel a perfect dose of humor to balance the action-packed scenes and the occasional gory details. It is not easy to write a good action and adventure story with humor incorporated perfectly.
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November 30, 2022
I really liked this book, read it as a stand-alone story and would be happy to read the follow up or the previous two books. Max is being controlled by so many people, women who seem oddly interested in him and men who either want to kill all his friends and ruin his life or bring him into their family circle. I think the end is appropriate, it's time he got some retribution, payback for all he has lost. Red Earth was a bit of a red herring after the other colour related themes and carries on the humour running throughout the book.
December 8, 2022
Misspellings
Stationary for stationery.
Insure for ensure.
t-shirt for T-shirt (so called because, when laid flat they are T not t shaped)
Annoyingly, this story doesn't end with this book, it ends with a cliff-hanger and an invitation to buy another book to find out what happens next.
Stationary for stationery.
Insure for ensure.
t-shirt for T-shirt (so called because, when laid flat they are T not t shaped)
Annoyingly, this story doesn't end with this book, it ends with a cliff-hanger and an invitation to buy another book to find out what happens next.
July 8, 2017
I feel like the author be running out of steam. without spoilers all I can say is I'm disappointed in the plot developments: they feel lazy and cliche-even moreso than in Blue Fire.
The inner monologue, though, is still easily worth the read!
The inner monologue, though, is still easily worth the read!
October 22, 2017
Crazy good read
Story line is good. Plot has a coupe of twists that make it interesting. I never knewthay the "f" word could be used soon many times in so many ways. Other than that,it essd. Good read. I never even expected the outcome. Refit for fun.🐰🐰
Story line is good. Plot has a coupe of twists that make it interesting. I never knewthay the "f" word could be used soon many times in so many ways. Other than that,it essd. Good read. I never even expected the outcome. Refit for fun.🐰🐰
March 12, 2020
I loved this book- fun mystery, fun main character, fun read! Great little escape.
August 11, 2020
Of course it was a good read
This series has been a good way to enjoy myself. I have read one after another. And I am very happy that there are still some more in the series
This series has been a good way to enjoy myself. I have read one after another. And I am very happy that there are still some more in the series
November 28, 2022
Poor Max. Trouble finds him and action follows.
November 29, 2022
Red Earth
This writer has an affinity to profane that which many hold sacred and also to profusely drop f-bombs. Not for me.
This writer has an affinity to profane that which many hold sacred and also to profusely drop f-bombs. Not for me.
December 3, 2022
Patricide
A thrilling read. I like books that actually tell a story and not padding it with gratuitous sex and violence - this book fits that ethos.
A thrilling read. I like books that actually tell a story and not padding it with gratuitous sex and violence - this book fits that ethos.
December 9, 2022
Wow
If you enjoy reading a story. That has as many turns and turns as a snake. Then this story has them all. Great reading ,dutch
If you enjoy reading a story. That has as many turns and turns as a snake. Then this story has them all. Great reading ,dutch
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December 29, 2017Boring
This book was impossible to plod through. This is a very tedious read. Would not tell my friends to read this
This book was impossible to plod through. This is a very tedious read. Would not tell my friends to read this
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